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Sunday, February 03, 2008

Sea Smoke

One of the most unusual sights I have experienced since moving to the coast of the Bay of Fundy is the extravagant show the ocean puts on in the dead of winter when it gets very cold... I mean about -20 degrees Celsius or below... and calm...

It doesn't happen all the time.... just occasionally.... but when it does, be prepared to be Awestruck.

It is the natural phenomena known as "Sea smoke".

It is usually only visible in the morning as the sun begins to warm up the air... sometimes it disappears quickly & sometimes it lasts for a few hours....

The ocean never freezes... well maybe a bit along the edges at the very coldest times of year, but that doesn't count...

This phenomena occurs when the extra cold air comes in contact with the ocean that is still at its balmy year round temperature of 0 degrees Celsius/32 degrees Fahrenheit... Individual giant "Plumes" of what look like smoke, rise in gentle wafts over the ocean. It is amazing...

.... as if from below the surface, King Neptune is blowing smoke circles high up into the atmosphere.... They can rise hundreds of feet in the air where they congregate and form a huge fluffy cloud, full of light and shadow.... A sight to behold...

A reward for us stubborn people that bear the cold and live along this rugged coast all year round.

This photograph was taken from the top of our bluff in St.Martins, New Brunswick, just outside our front door.

Answers.com describes Seasmoke as........... "A form of steam fog common in coastal seas around cold land masses such as Labrador and Norway. As very cold air from the land passes over the warmer sea, it is rapidly heated. Convection currents carry moisture upwards, which quickly recondenses to form fog."

Little Old Homestead

*** 2018 - The SABBATICAL - oh my, the Excitement ***

After 25 years of creating our whimsical Desideratum Art Jewelry, we are taking a Sabbatical. Yes, indeed... we have waited a long time for this. The freedom to explore and experiment with abandon and to indulge ourselves in the many fields of creativity that have been simmering away on the back burner.

John will be centering himself in his Painting studio... Oil painting to be specific. I will have my hands in sheep fleece, textiles, drawing, gardening etc.... and we will occasionally make some jewelry pieces in limited and one-of designs,of course. The prospect of the coming year is Exhilarating to say the least. Things will be humming here.

Thank You so very much to Everyone, Individuals and Shop Owners, who have followed our work all these years... we dearly appreciate it... we hope to have lots more things to share in this next chapter of our lives.

The Muses

Sorry... Sold-Out

......My Inspirational Muse .......The DESIDERATA .......

Go Placidly Amid The Noise And Haste and Remember what peace there may be in silence.As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.Speak your truth quietly and clearly; And listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; They too have their story...

Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexatious to the spirit.If you compare yourself with others, you will become vain and bitter; For always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans...

Keep interested in your own career, however humble; It is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism...

Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity & disenchantment it is perennial as the grass...

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings.Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself...

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should...

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors & aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul...

With all the sham, drudgery & broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.......